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Overview
With a New Introduction by Mary Gaitskill
A PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Ellen Ullman is a "rarity, a computer programmer with a poet's feeling for language" (Laura Miller, Salon). The Bug breaks new ground in literary fiction, offering us a deep look into the internal lives of people in the technical world. Set in a start-up company in 1984, this highly acclaimed first novel explores what happens when a baffling software flaw--a bug so teasing it is named "the Jester"--threatens the survival of the humans beings who created it.Customers Also Bought
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781250002495
- ISBN-10: 1250002494
- Publisher: Picador USA
- Publish Date: February 2012
- Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 384
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